Valve



2 sheet-sneet '1 17E/'ETI E VALVE C. A. BROWN Filed Aug. 2T, 1943 v C2i/0E Beau/N Sept. 16, 1947.

Sept. 16, 1947. c. A. BROWN VALVE Filed Aug. 27,'1943 2 sheets-sheet 2v Patented- S-epf. 16, i947 Clyde A. Brown, Chicago, Ill., assigner to The Dole Valve Company, Chicago, Ill., a-.corporation of Illinois l Application August 27, 1943, Serial No. 500,209

The present inventionv relates to aivvalve. More particularly, the invention concerns a gate type valvestructure which embodies a` sealing means preformed of moldable` non-metallic plastic material which cooperates with at least one of the ports in the valve chamberto prevent leakage between the Valve body and the chamber when the valve is closed. l

Itis an object ofthe present invention to provide a valve structure which is simpley and economical to manufacture and yet insures a` completely leak-proof structure; y

It isa' further object of the present invention to provide a valvel structure rembodying a preformed sealing `means which surrounds at least on'efof'the ports of'said valve and cooperates with thev body portion thereof and. the chamber in which. it is disposed to prevent leakage therebetween. i

It is, a further object of the present invention to provide a gateforagate type valve withv which a sealing means is associated in Vcomplementary relation; l

Ink accordance with the generall provisions of the; present invention there is provided a valve which comprises a chamber having a plurality of iiuid por.ts,. a body reciprocably mounted in said chamber for opening and closing said ports and means cooperating with said body and said chamber for sealing at least one of the ports to prevent leakage between the body and the chamber when the body is in closed position in said chamber.

In accordance with further generall features of theinvention there is provided a gate for avalve comprising a body portion which has a groove provided in the periphery thereof and a sealing means preformed of suitable moldable non-metallic plastic material disposedin said groove to complement the external periphery of said body portion.

Still other objects and advantages will become apparent from thfollowing description of several embodiments of the present invention illustrated inthe accompanying drawings in which vFigure 4 isa horizontal section corresponding to thaty of Figure 3 but contemplating the use of only a single sealing means;`

Figure 5 is a vertical section of another form of gate type valve to which the teaching of the present invention may be applied;

Figure 6 is a horizontal section as seen from the line VI-VI of Figure 5; i

Figure 7 is a horizontal section corresponding generally to that of Figure 6 but employing a` form of sealing means embodying the principles of the present invention.

Atypical form of gate valve Il!l which is illustrated in Figure l of the drawings includes a casting Il yprovided with a plurality' of ports, in this case, an inlet I2v and an outlet I3 which communicate with the chamber I4 thereof. A- gate I5 which may be of square or rectangular cross-section is reciprocably mounted in the chamber I4 of the casting I I. An upper segment I6 is adapted to close the upper end of the casting II and is provided with a downwardly projecting flanged portion I1 which cooperates with a corresponding flanged portion I8 upon the casting I I to form a suitable junction therebetween. The casting II and segment I6 may be heldA together in .any suitable fashion such, for example, as by means of a plurality of countersunk bolts I9 .which are adapted to be threaded into the casting II. A suitable gasket 2U is disposed between thelowermost edge of the flanged portion I1 of the segment I 5 and a shoulder 2! extending about the flanged portion I8 of the Figure 1 is a vertical section through the body `female screw in the upper shank portion 21 of the gate I5 projects through a bore 28 in the 'uppermost end ofthe segment I6 and the cap 24. A suitable packing ring 29 is disposed in a counterbore 30 at the upper end of the bore 28 in the male portion 23 ofthe segment I6 so as to encircle the stud 25. A recess 3I is also provided in the under side of the cap 24 for the annular flange 32 formed upon the stud 25 which serves to position said stud 25 against the uppermost end oi' the male portion 23 ot the segment I6 and to prevent axial displaccxnent of said stud,

The stud 25, adjacent the end thereof which projects beyond th'e cap 24, is provided with an octagonally shaped portion 34 adapted to engage a correspondingly shaped opening in the handle 35 which is mounted upon the end of stud 25 as by means of the bolt 38 and the ccuntersunk washer 31. The manipulation of the handle 35 causes the male screw 25 to advance through a female screw formed in the shank portion 21 of the gate I5 and thereby raises and lowers the gate I5 within the chamber I4 of casting II, as may -be desired. The gate I5, therefore, is reciprocably mounted so as to be raised and lowered with respect to the inlet I2 and outlet I3 thereby opening and closing the valve I0.

In order to seal the valve I effectivelyagainst the possibility of leakage of the fluid for the control oi' which the valve is intended, a suitable sealing means may advantageously be provided to cooperate with the gate I and the chamber I4 of the casting II to seal the inlet I2 when the -valve isclosed. vA similar sealing means may be provided for the outlet I3 although this may be unnecessary when the inlet I2 is properly sealed.

The sealing means of the present 'invention comprises a, preformed member of suitable moldable non-metallic plastic material which for the purpose of illustration has been shown as taking the form of an annulus or sealing ring 39. An annularly shaped groove 40 oi.' a diameter corresponding to that of the sealing ring 39 is cut 52y and outlet 53 which communicate with the chamber 54 and are internally threaded for connection to a pipe line or other suitable form of conduit in which a ployed.

'I'he casting 5I is provided at its base with a plug 55 which is threaded into or otherwise suitably secured to a downwardly projecting flanged portion 56l thereof. A suitable gasket 51 may be provided between the shoulder 53 of the plug 55 and the lowermost end or the flanged portion 55 to prevent leakage at. the screw threads. The

gate valve is normally emuppermostfend of the casting 5I lis provided with a posed within the chamber 54 or the casting 5I.'

into the face 4I of the gate I5, in such fashion y that when the gate is in its lowermost closed position the sealing ring 39 will completely enclose the inlet I2. A similar sealing ring 39 disposed ,in an annular grove 40 cut in the iace 42 of the 1 sealing effect is materially increased. The sealing effect of th'e ring 39 is, therefore, proportioned to the pressure differential across the ring yper se.

The sealing rings 39 may be formed of any suitable moldable non-metallic plastic material such, for example, as rubber, neoprene, or other like material as illustrated in Figure 8 of the drawings. It will be understood that the sealing ring 39 employed in valve I Il need not be preformed but may taire the form of an annulus. The type of material employed in the fabrication of the sealing ring 39 will of course depend to a considerable extent upon the natureof the iluid for the control of which the valve I0 is intended to be employed. It may be desirable under certain circumstances to empldy a sealing ring S9 having an internal reinforcement 18 of the character illustrated in Figure 9 of the drawings. This internal reinforcement may take the form oi another plastic material which is dissimilar to that of the exterior of the ring or it may be made of metal or other similar material.

The movement of the gate I5 by the manipulathreaded male portion 59 which is adapted to engage an internally threaded capv 59.,

A gate 5I of generally cylindrical form is dis- A stud 52 having adjacent the loi'lvermcst,A end thereof a male screw 93 is threadedintothe corresponding female screwthread in `the'` shank portion 64 of'thegate 5I. Theother end of the stud 62 projects through the internal bore 65 of the male portion 59 and casting 5I andthe cap" 60 being retained in proper'endwise relation byl means of the annular ilange 55 which registers with a recess 61 in the under side ofthecap 5l vand serves to holdsaid flange 53 of the'stud B2 against the upper most end of the male -portio'nl 59. The end pf the stud 52 whichprojects from'v the cap 60 is provided with an cctagonally `shaped portionV 59 which cooperates with a 4similarly formed hole in the-handle 10 which litsv thereon and is held in place by means of the bolt 1I :and theA countersunk washer 12 contacting the l'upper face of the handle 10.

A counterbore 'I3`is provided in' the upper 'endV of the male portion 59 of the casting 5I and accommodates a packing zing 14 therein to aid in sealing the bore into the male portion 59 of casting 5I against the possibility of leakage of the iluid therethrough from the chamber 54.

As in the case of the previously described embodiment of the invention illustrated in Figure 1 of the drawings, a suitablesealing ring 39a may be providedin the outer periphery of the gate 5I adjacent to one or more of the ports 52, 53 in the casting 5I. In the embodiment of the invention illustrated in Figure 5, however, it is contemplated to employ a sealing ring 39a 'only at the inlet port 52. lA n annularly shaped groove 15 'is out into the outer wall of the gate 5I to receive thesealing ring 39a.

It will be understood from Figures 6 and 1 that i the sealing ring 39awill be required to be pretion ofthe handle 35 will cause the sealing rings 39 to be continually worked by virtue of their contact with the surface of the chamber I4 of" the casting II.

v,formed to a substantially concave-convex con-y iigurationv-.so as te conform generally to the, A'periphery'oi"l tht.A gate' 5I. The sealing ring 39a is retainedihfthefgroove 15 in the manner explained above with respect to sealing ring 39 in the embodiment of the invention illustrated in Figures 1 to 4, inclusive. l

As in the case ofthe previously described embodiment of the invention, the sealing ring 39a v:may take the form` of the solid ring illustrated in Figure 8 or it may be provided with an inascuas ternal reinforcement 10 ofthe character illus-l trated in Figure 9 and indicated byreferencev f character 39h. .Asmany sealing ringsfl! and 39a may be employed as there are ports associated with the valve structure. It will yordinarily `be` unnecessary, however, to provide anymore of -K such sealing rings than will be required to satisfactorily seal the inlet port. 1

As before, the manipulation of the handle 10 oi the valve of Figure 5 will cause the male screw portion 83 of the stud 62 to thread through the ring 39a will be caused to be continually worked and as a result of this operation its life will be considerably enhanced.

It will, of course, be understood thatvarious '20 pressed against the bottom of the groove, by said details of' construction may be varied through a wide range without departing from thelprin-gy ciples `of this invention and it is. therefore, not "a i upon movement of the4 body member, thereby 'lwjorlring'jv the v' materia-l" of said ring and; preserving its resiliency.

'2.In avalve assembly .including a chamber member having a iluid port, a'member for conn trolling the iiow of iluid through said portV movablymounted in saidchamber member andv havt ing a surface` opposing the ported area within i said chamber member, said surface being mov- 10 able across said port, said surface having an annular groove thereinofflargerinternal diameter than said port"` and 'adapted in one position of of the area-surrounding said port, and the spac the purpose to limit the patentgranted hereon otherwise than neeessimedby thsseupe ,or the' *p appended claims. l Y I claim as my invention' l 1. A valve comprising a chamber memberhaving a uid port extending therefrom, la `body member movably mounted in said chamber member :for opening and closing said portI at least one of said members having, in a face surface.

thereof, an annular groove of larger internal' diameter than said fluid port, said groove substantially encircling the mouth of said port when the bodyfmembe'r is in port closed position,` and means to prevent fluid leakage between said chamber member and said body 'member when the latter is in port closed position, said means the controlling member to encircle saidport, and an elastic material sealing ring positioned in said groove, said ring beingvcontactecl by the surface ing between said surface and the bottom of said annular groovel being slightly less than the normal thickness yoi'fthat portion of the 4elastic ring 'positioned therebetween whereby 'said ring is `surface,v` the width of said Y groove howevery being V`greater.'than theicorresponding width voi said' elastic ring, ivvher'eby, iny 'the movementA ofl the, controlling member across said port, the ring will l roll in said groove with the diametrically opposite. sides of the ring, taken on a diameter therethrough following the direction of movement Aof terial.

said groove, and the spacing between said other member and said groove bottom being slightly less than thenormal thickness ofthe ring posif tioned therebetween whereby said ring is pressed against the bottom of said groove, `the width of said groove however being greater t an the corresponding width of the yring therein whereby said ring can move bodily within said` groove the controlling member, rolling in the same "direction transversely to the principal axis of the ring thereby eiTecting-working of the ring ma- CLYDE A. BROWN.

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